Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health Sciences
INTRODUCTION: This article is part of a special series designed to help authors in the process of scientific writing. OBJECTIVE: To address common mistakes that researchers commit while writing a manuscript, in order to understand and optimize the process of writing a new research paper. METHODS: Th...
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| author | Faddi Ghassan Saleh Velez Camila Pinto Bonin Maria Regina Chalita Denise Pinheiro Falcão Felipe Fregni Rivadávio Fernandes Batista de Amorim |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: This article is part of a special series designed to help authors in the process of scientific writing. OBJECTIVE: To address common mistakes that researchers commit while writing a manuscript, in order to understand and optimize the process of writing a new research paper. METHODS: The authors made a nonsystematic search in the current literature (PubMed) to retrieve papers that address the most frequent mistakes found by editors, peer reviewers, journals and authors. RESULTS: According to the search results, key findings about the most common mistakes for each section of a manuscript were described (introduction section, methods section, results section, discussion section, conclusion section, references, title and abstract). CONCLUSION: There is a great amount of avoidable mistakes in each section of a scientific manuscript. Overall, among the most common mistakes are missing data, incomplete sections, excessive report of current literature or reporting data in an inadequate section. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e08f6c8a0f554a21ac36bdbf1d3ccfd52024-11-10T19:47:39ZengBrazilian Society of Geriatrics and GerontologyGeriatrics, Gerontology and Aging2447-21232024-11-0110495610.5327/Z2447-211520161023Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health SciencesFaddi Ghassan Saleh Velez0Camila Pinto Bonin1Maria Regina Chalita2Denise Pinheiro Falcão3Felipe Fregni4Rivadávio Fernandes Batista de Amorim5Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physical and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston (MA), USA.Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physical and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston (MA), USA.Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Brasília (UnB) - Brasília (DF), Brazil.Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Brasília (UnB) - Brasília (DF), Brazil.Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physical and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston (MA), USA.Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Physical and Rehabilitation Department, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Boston (MA), USA.INTRODUCTION: This article is part of a special series designed to help authors in the process of scientific writing. OBJECTIVE: To address common mistakes that researchers commit while writing a manuscript, in order to understand and optimize the process of writing a new research paper. METHODS: The authors made a nonsystematic search in the current literature (PubMed) to retrieve papers that address the most frequent mistakes found by editors, peer reviewers, journals and authors. RESULTS: According to the search results, key findings about the most common mistakes for each section of a manuscript were described (introduction section, methods section, results section, discussion section, conclusion section, references, title and abstract). CONCLUSION: There is a great amount of avoidable mistakes in each section of a scientific manuscript. Overall, among the most common mistakes are missing data, incomplete sections, excessive report of current literature or reporting data in an inadequate section.https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/ggaging.com/pdf/v10n2a02.pdfmanuscriptseditorialjournal articlemedical writing |
| spellingShingle | Faddi Ghassan Saleh Velez Camila Pinto Bonin Maria Regina Chalita Denise Pinheiro Falcão Felipe Fregni Rivadávio Fernandes Batista de Amorim Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health Sciences Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging manuscripts editorial journal article medical writing |
| title | Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health Sciences |
| title_full | Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health Sciences |
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| title_short | Avoiding Mistakes While Writing Scientific Manuscripts In Health Sciences |
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| topic | manuscripts editorial journal article medical writing |
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